giddy
giddy definition
giddy (gid′ē)
adjective giddier -·dier, giddiest -·di·est
- feeling dizzy or unsteady
- causing or likely to cause dizziness a giddy height
- turning or circling around very rapidly; whirling
- inconstant; fickle
- frivolous; flighty; heedless
Etymology: ME gidie < OE gydig, insane, prob. < base (*gud) of god, god + -ig (see -y): hence, basic meaning “possessed by a god”
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